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Patented June 30, 1931 UNITED STATES P'ATENT- OFFICEF,

FRANK E. PFEI'FFER, OF 'DAYTON,.OHIO, ASSIGNOR' TO THE EGRY REGISTERCOMPANY, l OF DAYTON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO AUToGiaArHIo REGISTERApplieation filed July 24, 1929. Serial No. 380,502.

l\ y invention relates toautographic registers.

' It is an object of this invention to provide an aut'ographic registerin which there is botha summary sheet anda detail entry sheet, orsheets.

to provide "a diiierent rate of movement, storage and ejectionof themainrecord sheet containingthesummary and detail entry sheets containingthe details of'thetra'nsaction's recorded 'and constituting either aper- ,Inanent record or a customers receipt.

It is aiurther object of my inventiont'o operate both types of entrysheets from a common actuating handle. V

It is a furthinbject to provide separate detachable compartments forcontaining in pack form the different typesof sheets for summary anddetail entries.

' It is an object of my invention Ito provide means for aligning thedetail entryzsheets and for, actuating those sheets while at the sametime actuating thesummary sheet,

It isav further. object ofmy'invention to provide an operating meansconsisting. of a single continuous movement in which the de tail entryslips'are ejected and aligned, the aligning taking place after theejectingyhas stopped while at the same time the operating means isconstantly-moving at a slower rate than thesi ngle summary sheet,suchidetail sheets and summary sheet being superimposed so that a carboncopy of theentry on the detailsheets will be simultaneous on the summarysheet.

It. is a further object-tofprovide for the simultaneous. entry direct.upon the summary sheet of a classified autographic summary. It is afurther object topro-vide means for rendering the operation ofthe detailsheets inoperative during any'given cycle of .OPGI'f ation, Without'rendering inoperative the movementof-the summarysheet.

Referring tothe drawings V Fig ljisa top plan view -with the cover inposition" showing the openingsfor-the entries on-the detail 's'heets andon the summary so" sheet;

' bons in position togetherflwith the spacer;

It is a particular-object ofmy invention.

Fig. 2 is a similar view with the cover raised;

v Fig. 3 is a view with the detail sheets removed, but with the summarysheet and car- Fig. 4: is a similar View withthe carbons removed; p v IFig. 5 is asimilar vlew with the summary sheet and spacer'removedshowing thetop of the writing table; r Fig.6" is'a similar view with thewriting table elevated to show the arrangement of the superimposedstorage boxes for the summarysheets and detail sheets; i

Fig. 7 is a section on the line 7-7 of Fig. 1 Fig. 8 is a detail inenlarged section with the-sheets shown in separated condition to showtheir superimposed arrangementon the line8-8ofFig.1; r

Fig. 9 is a section on theline 99 of Fig. )1,

showing in" elevation, partly in section, the arrangement of theejecting and aligning. mechanism; s

Fig. lOis a'sectionon the line 1O,10 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 11 is a skeleton. view of the mechanism for locking the detailstrip' of the ejection mechanism out of operation, such mechanism beingin locked position Fig. 12 is a section on the line 1212 of Fig, 1showing the driving gearing; l j Fig/13 is" 'sectionon the line 13131ofFig.1 showing the driving gearing iorlthe summary sheet; Fig. 14 is asection on the linel l l i of Fig.13; Fig. 15 is a section on the linel5' 15f 0 f Fig. 1 showing diagrammatically the posi-- sci tion of thealigning pins'and locking mechanism when the sheets are in alignedposition; Fig. 161s a s milar viewshowing the sheets in unlockedposition at the beginning of the ejection operation; l Fig. 17 1s asimllar view s'howlng the'sheets .at the beginning of the aligningoperation and'a't the cessation of the ejection operation; Fig. 18 is asimilar view showing the position of thealigning. pins, during thevlatter partofthe ejecting peration in position to drop into the aligningh l cover having a writing opening 2: through which the detail entry 811131138 are exposed,;

which are designated 3 and 4. 5 is a Writing opening through which isexposed the summary sheet 6. 7 indicates the summary tabulation endorsedupon the face oft-hec'over 1 adjacent the opening 5 in order to guidetheentry of the summary charges. The register is providedwith the usualsidewalls 8: and 9, a front wall 10and arear wall 11 towvhich the cover1 ishinged. Abottomil2completes the enclosure; 13indicat'es thecaseifor'supporting on the shaft 14 the carbon roll. 15. This roll isoomposedof superimposed sheets 17 and 18 which are carried. across thespacer plate 19 and are fast-ened'withthe clamp 20 on the side of: the.machine: These carbon sheets have superimposedopenings 21- whichcoincide withthe opening 22in the spacer plate 19. This opening 22extends complete across thesheet so that the carbon-entries in thesummary portionofzthe detail strips will be enteredupon the summarysheet simultaneously withthe entry. upon the detail strips, but bycutting away the carbons to leave the opening 21 entriescanbe madedirect upon the summary sheet for summary purposes.

This spacer 19.is loosely mounted upon the writing table 23' and isaligned in position .by a. pair of studs 24 which project throughopenings in the rear edge of this spacer plate 19.. The summary sheet 6passes beneath the spacer 19 and on top ofthe writing table 23. Thesummary. sheet is guided by the guide roll 27 carriedzby the recessedend 28 of the writing table 23. Having passed over the writing, table itpasses downwardly through the slot 29 at the forward end ofthe writingtable and thence between its actuating rollers 30 and 31 which draw itover the writing table.

The detail entry sheets are so arranged that the-sheet-4 passes overthetop of the spacer 19.,beneath the carbon strip 18, being guided iii-thisconnection by the guide roller 32'of the writingtable designated 23. Thesheet 3 passes over the top 'ofth'e carbonstrip 18 and beneath the.carbon strip 17 and 'over the guide roller 26. Both of the sheets 3 and"4 have. spaced file punclrholes 33 which are used-for aligning thesheets.

35 thatis journaled von eithenwall of the register. This shaft. carriesa:.master driving designated 42 and the upper shaft 43. The

lower shaft isicut awayas at 44 to receive the pin 45 carried 011 thesleeve 46 which is loosely mounted on the upper shaft 43 and yieldingly.pressedIinto'p'os-ition, by'thespring4 7. The

center portion: of'theshaft 43 is occupied by the ejection roller 48which has the space knurled surfaces 49 on either end thereof. On theopposite sideiof this roller 48 is a secondsl'eev'e' 50'having aligningpin 51. This sleeve is loosely mounted. upon the shaft; 43 and isyieldingly pressed by the spring-.52 against the sleeve 46, such spring52 resting against the abutment53. The pin51 depends throught-he slot 54in the lowen'roller. The lower roller shaft 42 carries'thespaced knurlmembers 55 and 56;- It. carries-the spaced paper supporting rolls5.7:and 58.

Depending from thesleeve 50 is an offset caminember 59. A. similarofiset-cam memher 60 is carried by thesleve46. These respective cammembersare adapted to be en gaged by. thestops and 62r Stop 62 is formedonthe end of the hooklever 63*of whicht-here are a pairfon-either side.of the machine between which is carried a plate 64 on which is mountedthe. stop 61. 7

These cam members 59. and 60 ridezupon oppositely disposedportionsofrtheshaft 42 and serve to elevate the shaft143 so as to separate theknurlecllsurfaces 49 from-a point adjacent the knurledsurfaces- 55 and56 to stop the ejection of the paper; The-ends of the shaft 43 arecarried on the sliding plates 65 which are yieldingly resistedin theupwardmovement by the spring.66 and iwhich engages the upper side ofthestop 67 on the sidewall of the register. Tliespring is carried on apin'68 which. depends from the slide 65.- The tension of the spring isadjusted by nut 69onthe pin 68. Thesliding plate 65- is slotted as at70for the reception of the cam shaft 7 :1, the rotation of which from theoutside of the machine by. the linurl button 72will manually spread therolls at any time desired.

In operation, the aligning pjins move from the position shown in Fig;15'outof theholes 33in'the' paper as in Fig. 16 and simultaneously thecams 59and 60 pass outff'om'between the roll and i permit the knnrledsurface to engage the-paper" and eject it This continues while thepinsv-are resting upon the surface of the paper, as=in Fig. 18 until theholes 33 in thepaper come beneath the pins, as in Fig. 17, whereupon thealignment of the paper begins: at which time the cams 59 'and 6O serveto spread? therol'lsap'art whilethe stop members 61 and 62. engage thesecam members and prevent them from further drop downbehind the pin 85.,In such an -Mecltanism for rendering ejecting means rotation bringingthe paper in aligned condition with the pins in a vertical position.

operative By moving the finger pin 73 which extends outside of theregister, theplate 74 can be moved backwardly against the tension of thespring 75 as it is guided upon the studs 76, 77 and 78 working in theslots 79, 80 and 81. The stud 78 is on the end of plate 74 and worksinthe slot 81 in the side wall 8. This draws the pivoted cam nose 82backwardly with the plate 74, the depending end 83 of such nose restingagainst the stop pin 84 'on the plate 74. This cam nose82 is normallyelevated by the pin, 85 on the main driving shaft 35 which turns in acounter clockwise direction as shown in Fig. 11. When this happens themember 82 lifts the innere'nd of the lever 63 desi nated 86 to which isconnected the spring 8 that resists its upward movement. If the camnose82 is withdrawn prior tofthis movement q by. the backward movementofthe piece 73 and plate 74then, as the shaft 35 rotates under theinfluence ofthe handle 34 the cam 82 will event thepin 85 passes by thenose 82without engaging andelevatingit so that'the end 86 of the arm' 63is'not actuated and. the stops are not removed from in front of: thespreading cams 59 and 60 .withthe consequence that the rolls remain inspread condition and the detail record strips are not moved although themovement of the handle continues to move the summary sheet throughactuating the rolls 30 and 31 as will be hereinafter-explained. 1

Summary sheet actuating means The summary sheet actuating means consistsof the shaft 35 on which is the gear 88 which meshes with the gear 89,and actuates pinion 90, gear 91,,gear 92, gear 93 on the shaft 30 whichgear 94 actuates the gear 95 on the shaft 31. These shafts are lmurledas as 96 and 97 for actuating the. record summary strip of paperdesignated 6.

Due to this reduction gearing just mentioned the summary sheet moves asufficient distance at each cycle of the operations to disclose afreshsurface the width of the opening 5. I l

This pair of rolls 30 and 31 can be separated when desired by actuatingthe handle 98 which rotates the cam shaft 99, which engages with thenose of the bell crank side plates 100 that carry the roll 31. The lowerend of this bell crank plate 100 carries the pin 101 on which is aspring 102 that engages the stop 103 to yieldlngly resist the spreadingof the rolls 30 and 31. The re ceiving box for the strips 6 isdesignated 104. This box serves to support the forward means j therefor.comprising end of the record strip supply tray 105 which has side pins106 fitting in notches 107 in the side plates 108 carried on the sidewalls of the register. Beneath the rear end'of this removable tray forthe record sheets is a v permanently attached box for the detail strips,such box being designated 109.

. In Figures 19 and 20 there is shown the method of locking the cover 1whenjthe front wall of the register is closed. The cover 1 is providedwith depending eyes 110 which are engaged by hooks v111 that may berotated .out of locking position by the shaft 112 which thereby unlockthe cover 1, as otherwise the finger 114 will rest against the lock 115of the end wall 10 and the shaft can not rotate.

It will be understood that I desire to comprehend within my inventionand within the scope of my claims such modifications as may be fairlycomprehended within such claims and invention due to necessarymodifications to adapt my invention to. varying conditions of use and tovarying purposes. Iclaim:

' 1. In an autographic register, a pair of spaced,'separated, -knurledejecting rolls, a pair, of spaced yieldingly positioned springoperatedaligning pins associated. with one of said pair of thesaid-knurledfrolls and adaptedto turn freely with respect thereto, camsassociated with said pins for engaging portions of. the other saidrollers to spread said rollers one from the other, Ineansto cause saidrollers tot'urnitogether and'an operating a longitudinally movableplate. I

2. In an autographic register, a pair of spaced, separated, knurledejecting rolls, a pair of spaced yieldingly positioned aligning pinsassociated with a pairof said knurled rolls and adapted to turn freelywith respect thereto, cam associated with said pins for engagingportions of the other. of saidirollers to spread said rolleronelfrom the other, means to cause said rollers to turn together, an,operating means therefor, yielding means for yieldingly resisting therelative rotation between said pins and associated knurled rollers,movable stop members arranged in thepath of said cammembers to maintainthem in, spreading position, an operating handle for said rolls,- cammeans associated therewith for rendering said [cam stopping meansinoperative at predetermined point in the cycle of operation and anindependent manuall operated meansfon rendering said stopping meansinoperative for .a complete cycleof operation.

' In an autographic register, jin combina -l ti'on with a pair, ofrollers having 's saing cams' connete'd therewith, a cam s'to o' meanscomprising a transv rse bin, pivotelly mounted rocker arm's cmrying'saidbar; stop itemberfs assoeiated with the m'in's and bed, ii'fl actuatingsha'ft having a lifting'lhin ther' tn', a pivoted cairn In'ember liftedby said' lifting pin and engaging one end of sz 'idfiirns' and a, springfor yieldingl'y resisting said lifting pin.

4. In an etitogrephie egistei, in combinetion with {1 pain of rollefshaving s'pzi'ing dams connected therewith, a e'a'm stop Ineanscomprising a transverse bar pivotztl'ly i noi'inted rocker aimsca'rfyingsiiid bai', stop members associated with the arms and anactuating s'heft' htiving a? lifting 15in thereon, a pivoted Cain mnibilifted by sa'icYl i fti ng pin zi'nd one iicl'ol said arms, it springfen yieldingljr" resisting" s'ziid lifting pin, a reciprocating-suppoftforsaid pivoted dam, stop means" for limiting the jifiotzil movement ofsaid pivoted cam on reeipro 'cattentlyirnoving seitilst'op meansloiit"of sp'r'ed position ofsai'd ejecting me'ai'ris 62 In ah ziutogi tfihiefegiste'ifl ejeeting means, aligning means, c om non ofieiziting meansther efoi; speeding Ineitn's for the ejeeting e ns, st'o'p means; forholtiing'" s'pi eeding means 'inopei zit'ive position; means forintermittently iiov'ing saidi st'op" means oiit of spreadpositionofseid'ejecting liieans slep'ai ately operated maniiil'riiezinsfor rendering the rneans inovingthe stop'nieins imperative fara complete eyeie of operat ioiis; V

7; In an ui togiegihie register, in c 'ofiibin'zi tieiiwith-tlie-etivei,a Writ ng mb1eefia=a deteehible speeeigplete mounted thereon hdvingwritin' peifcure therein zirfzihge d tfan's'i eisely fihemififig table.8. men antog 'elihi'c r egistei' fin cdinbiniiti o'n with :tcov'er; awriting table twinge tf'en'sveisely slotted fofii di'd end, a'detbichable sepifmtbi plite position thereon having a-t'rthsvefs'eWriting epeft'ure the ein'i 9 In' an diitographie I egi'ster' having itfegistef' enclosui'e, a hinged; end will, a;

. hin ed cover, means in .sa'itlregistef in'iin ta'iinfig szid' was inlocked osition and on safe ioelfingifiexn engaging the looking n ez tnsin locked position until the enclosure having jreniofvab'l e' frontwall, a novel; niea'nswithi'n s'a'id enclosure to 1601': said enelosurein position :ftncI means" for maintaining said locking; means in lockedcondition when said front wall is in closed position zind means foroperating s aicl lockin; means to' unlock it from a point outside oi theregister enclosure when the front Wall isrem'oved. v

11. I an autogmphi register having a Writing table with the stud:on'each edge, a spacer plate h'zivii'i'g an opening supported onsaidtablje' and eng'ziging sitid'studs; m ans for feeding abroad summarysheet between the tzi'bie and spacer plate, and. means 1 01 feeding inrroW detail sheet'ot er said table andfspace'r plate. a h I I 12. In anantogrephicregister, means to fe d a bros 1 summary sheet, writing tableacross" Which said sheet passes, nieans foif feeding zt narrow detailsheet, and a spacer plate extending zicross the table and the br adsummary" sheet and sefivi'ng as a support for the detail sheet, said spcer plate h'zivi'ng' a slot therein foif entries on the summery sheetto'one' side of the detail sheet;

In testimony whereof, I aflix m signature.

FRANK E. PFEI'FFER.

